Новости за 18.02.2016

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Demonstrators supporting janitors pushing for higher pay in the Twin Cities snarled the morning rush hour as they blocked streets in downtown Minneapolis.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — After finishing 11-5 with a division title, the Minnesota Vikings will look in 2016 a lot like they did last season.

THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The Zika virus outbreak isn't stopping Americans from visiting other countries, but many travelers want more information about the virus, a new surv…

THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Surgery to open narrowed neck arteries and stenting to keep the arteries open are equally safe and effective at reducing stroke risk, a new study reveals.

THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- People with untreated high blood pressure face a much greater risk of a bleeding stroke, but that risk is even higher for blacks and Hispanics, a ne…

THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- While deaths from overdoses of heroin and narcotic painkillers like Oxycontin have surged in recent years, a new report finds the same thing is happ…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly has approved a package of legislation designed to help people cope with Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

An improperly maintained wood burning fireplace sparked a fire early Thursday at a South Side house.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says projects like the restoration of an abandoned train hub in Minnesota helped bring the country back from the recession.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A northwestern Wisconsin legislator battling cancer says he won't seek re-election.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers defensive end Jared Allen decided to ride off into the sunset — well, sort of.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Although many leading tech companies have long voiced concerns over assisting in government surveillance, Apple — for now — is facing the latest battle alone.

The bill would also require flow monitoring and exempt lakefront owners from permits for wells dug to refill lakes in some areas.

ZURICH (AP) — Sepp Blatter says he won't publicly support a candidate in the FIFA election, though four of the five men have contacted him.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a bill that would impose fines for flying drones over prisons.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are inching lower Thursday as the market takes a breath after a three-day rally. Consumer stocks are sliding after Wal-Mart reported disappointing results and cut its sa…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's top investigative body says the chairman of the company that runs the country's busiest airport, Domodedovo, has been detained in connection with a suicide bombing there…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rico Abreu crashed a Dale Earnhardt Jr. interview to snap a selfie with NASCAR's most popular driver.

NEW YORK (AP) — Freddie Mac, the government-controlled mortgage company, said its net income jumped in the fourth quarter on higher interest rates.

BOSTON (AP) — It's like "Guitar Hero" that pays you back, if you're any good.

The Assembly on Thursday passed a pair of bills that would prohibit the flying of drone aircraft over state prisons and enhances penalties for using drones while committing a crime.

The effort is intended to defeat what some consider anti-immigrant legislation.

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis says even popes need women and can sustain "healthy, holy" friendships with them.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Federal safety officials have proposed more than $33,000 in fines against a Florida-based circus operator for a tent collapse that killed two people and injured dozens in …

CHICAGO (AP) — A woman with a history of sneaking aboard airplanes has been arrested again at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.